# FK Ekranas

Panevėžio Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, from the city of Panevėžys. It won 7 top-tier champion and 5 national cup titles throughout its existence.

## History

The club was founded in 1964 and for 24 years competed in the top tier of Lithuanian football. However, at the end of 2014 season the club ran into financial difficulties, failed to meet admission criteria to A Lyga for the 2015 season and was subsequently declared bankrupt. A new club FK Panevėžys was formed to represent the city of Panevėžys, which managed to pass licensing criteria for the 2015 I Lyga season. FK Ekranas was declared bankrupt in 2016. In 2020 FK Ekranas was restored. They're currently at the 2nd tier of Lithuanian football.
FK Ekranas won Lithuanian championships in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 (Soviet Lithuania), 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011 and 2012.
On 5 November 2004, before the A Lyga champion-deciding match against FBK Kaunas, the club was controversially expelled from the top division by the National Football Club Association (NFKA) for alleged match fixing, but reinstated a day later.
In August 2006 FK Ekranas won the first Baltic Champion's Cup tournament in Liepāja after beating Estonian champions TVMK Tallinn 6–4 and drawing with the home side Liepājas Metalurgs 1–1.
In 2015, the club filed for bankruptcy and was dissolved following the unsuccessful attempts to save the team.

## Honours

* A Lyga
** Winners (7): 1992–93, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
** Runners-up (4): 1990, 2003, 2004, 2006
* II Lyga
** Winners (1): 2021
* Lithuanian Cup
** Winners (5): 1985, 1998, 2000, 2010, 2011
** Runners-up (5): 1972, 1994, 2003, 2006, 2012
* Lithuanian Super Cup
** Winners (4): 1998, 2006, 2010, 2011
** Runners-up (1): 2009
* Lithuanian SSR Championship
** Winners (1): 1985

## Participation in Lithuanian Championships

| Year | Division | Position | Year | Division | Position | Year | Division | Position |
| 1991 | A Lyga | 4th | 2000 | A Lyga | 4th | 2010 | A Lyga | 1st |
| 1991–92 | A Lyga | 5th | 2001 | A Lyga | 4th | 2011 | A Lyga | 1st |
| 1992–93 | A Lyga | 1st | 2002 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2012 | A Lyga | 1st |
| 1993–94 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2003 | A Lyga | 2nd | 2013 | A Lyga | 3rd |
| 1994–95 | A Lyga | 8th | 2004 | A Lyga | 2nd | 2014 | A Lyga | 6th |
| 1995–96 | A Lyga | 7th | 2005 | A Lyga | 1st | | | |
| 1996–97 | A Lyga | 5th | 2006 | A Lyga | 2nd | | | |
| 1997–98 | A Lyga | 3rd | 2007 | A Lyga | 3rd | | | |
| 1998–99 | A Lyga | 4th | 2008 | A Lyga | 1st | | | |
| 1999 | A Lyga | 5th | 2009 | A Lyga | 1st | | | |

## UEFA club competition results

    Updated 23 July 2013
| Competition | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Champions League | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 40 |
| UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 36 |
| Cup Winners Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Intertoto Cup | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| Total | 48 | 14 | 7 | 27 | 47 | 93 |
| Season | Cup | Rnd | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 1993–94 | Champions League | 1Q | Floriana | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 1998–99 | Cup Winners Cup | 1Q | Apollon Limassol | 1–2 | 3–3 | 4–5 |
| 1999 | Intertoto Cup | 1R | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| 2000–01 | UEFA Cup | Q | Lierse S.K. | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–7 |
| 2001 | Intertoto Cup | 1R | FC Artmedia Bratislava | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2* |
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Q | Debreceni VSC | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | F91 Dudelange | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2004–05 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | Odd Grenland | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–4 |
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | Cork City | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| 2006–07 | Champions League | 1Q | Elbasani | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| 2006–07 | Champions League | 2Q | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–4 | 2–5 | 3–9 |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 1Q | B36 Tórshavn | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–3 |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | 2Q | Vålerenga | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–7 |
| 2008 | Intertoto Cup | 1R | Narva Trans | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 |
| 2008 | Intertoto Cup | 2R | Rosenborg | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–7 |
| 2009–10 | Champions League | 2Q | Baku | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–6 |
| 2010–11 | Champions League | 2Q | HJK Helsinki | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| 2011–12 | Champions League | 2Q | Valletta | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 |
| 2011–12 | Champions League | 3Q | BATE Borisov | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| 2011–12 | Europa League | Play-Off | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 0–4 | 1–4 |
| 2012–13 | Champions League | 2Q | Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| 2012–13 | Champions League | 3Q | Anderlecht | 0–6 | 0–5 | 0–11 |
| 2012–13 | Europa League | Play-Off | Steaua București | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–5 |
| 2013–14 | Champions League | 2Q | Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 |
| 2014–15 | Europa League | 1Q | Crusaders | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 |
*FC Artmedia Bratislava victory after the penalty shootout.
1Q – 1st Qualifying Round; 2Q – 2nd Qualifying Round; 1R – 1st Round; 2R – 2nd Round

## Famous players

FK Ekranas players famous internationally and legends from the club or Lithuania. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Ekranas.
* Marius Stankevičius (1998–2001)
* Edgaras Česnauskis (2000–2003)
* Deividas Česnauskis (1997–2000)
* Saulius Mikoliūnas (2003)
* Arūnas Klimavičius (2000–2007)
* Ignas Dedura (2011–2013)
* Andrius Velička (2011–2012)

### Notable players

* Vytautas Černiauskas
* Emilijus Zubas
* Vykintas Slivka
* Dainius Glaveckas
* Andrius Jokšas
* Vaidas Slavickas
* Irmantas Stumbrys
* Mantas Savėnas
* Edvinas Girdvainis
* Dušan Matović
* Marko Anđelković
* Dejan Đenić
* Aleksandar Susnjar
* Elivelto
* Vīts Rimkus
* Taavi Rähn
* Serghei Pogreban
* Stephen Ademolu
* Deimantas Bička
* Marius Skinderis
* Simas Skinderis
* Vaidotas Šlekys
* Dominykas Galkevicius
* Mantas Samusiovas
* Ramūnas Radavičius

## Managerial history

| From–to | Names |
| 1964–76 | Algimantas Balilionis |
| 1972–75 | Fulgentas Bižys |
| 1980–89 | Mindaugas Kaušpėdas |
| 1989–07 | Virginijus Liubšys |
| 2007 | Saulius Širmelis |
| 2007–08 | Darius Butkus |
| 20 July 2008 – 30 June 2009 | Saulius Širmelis |
| 2 June 2009 – 25 April 2013 | Valdas Urbonas |
| May 2013 – November 2014 | Valdas Dambrauskas |